Carabus arvensis is a species of beetle in family Carabidae. It is found in the PalearcticLindroth, C. H. (1974). Coleoptera: Carabidae. Handbooks ident. Br. Insects 4(2): 1-146. British Entomological Society, London.
Description A large granulate bronze or green ground beetle with a body length of 16-20mm.
Distribution Europe north to the Arctic Circle and east across the Palearctic to Siberia, Sakhalin and Japan.
Biology A montane moorland and blanket bog species in the West. Found in dry woods in the East.
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